626 Good Faith
The Human and Demon Protection Array is the primary reason the Myriad Emperor World did not entirely succumb to the Devil Race Invasion. With its help, many Eternal Emperors died when trying to overthrow the balance of the world. With its service, the Academy could also exile the Heaven Devour Emperor.
The only downside was it would activate itself when the world was in danger, indicating it had a consciousness. However, with the Human and Demon Destiny Swords showing up, it could be actively activated and controlled.
“Your plan is good and all,” said Panlong Clan Patriarch. “But the Sea Race does not have a protection Array.”
“Patriarch Long, at this point in history, we all know that’s a lie,” rebutted Wang Wei. “For your race to prosper, they must have a Luck Condensing Artifact. And one of your Emperors should have calculated the benefit of a Racial Protection Array. Even the Spirit Race with the smallest population definitely has those two things.”
“Junior, you are calling me a liar?” demanded the Panlong Patriarch with a slightly raised voice.
“Junior?” said Wang Wei with his usual calm demeanor. “Since when did the cultivator world respect strength? Long Hai, I give your respect because of your status, not your strength.”
Veins appeared on Patriarch Long Hai’s forehead.
“Not convinced? You can fight me and learn how many fingers I will use to destroy you and make you contemplate your existence. I guarantee if you survive more than one, your name will forever be entrenched in the annals of history.”
The meeting became quiet as many people–mostly the Mortal Representatives–suddenly realized something: the younger generation had surpassed them. Many Heaven Chosens in this generation are already True Persons, meaning they are in the same realm.
And even the ones who broke through after the Path of Supreme was no longer cut realized that their new realm didn’t matter since these geniuses can fight still fight and defeat them.
“Excuse my patriarch for his outburst,” said Panlong One, the Panlong Race’s Insurgent. “The Sea Race will partake in this endeavor and do its part.” He decided to defuse this situation since things could go wrong for them. Unfortunately, he was a little too late.
“The Sea Race has always been suspicious.” Everyone looked at the spoken person, and it was Chen Chen, a younger generation and recently appointed sect master of Origin Weapon Mountain.
“What’s the meaning of this?” asked Panlong One.
“From a historical perspective, your race has suffered the least in all the world’s catastrophes. You stay isolated in your sea, out of reach with no trouble,” he reiterated.
“That is far from the truth. The bald monks of the Incense Era hunted and forcefully converted our race. The Devil Race slaughtered us in large quantities when we refused to betray our home and join them.
“We lost many Immortal Sovereigns while fighting with the surface world. We also suffered.”
“That may be true, but–”
“Enough,” declared Wang Wei. “We are not here to compete on who suffered most throughout history.” In fact, he agreed with Chen Chen that the Sea Race suffered less among all the races and factions of the world.
He even started to suspect they might have an Immortal Sovereign still alive and present. If there were a faction that did, it would be them. Although Ancestor Wucheng told him there were no more of them left in the Myriad Emperor World, he also was not hundred percent sure.
Finally, Wang Wei has an inherent fear that something terrible exists deep at the bottom of the ocean. It stemmed from all the conspiracy theories he read back on Earth about Chutullu and the thing living deep in the sea.
If a creature could survive in the Sea of the Myriad Emperor World, he could not fathom how powerful or scary it would be.
“Since the Sea Race has agreed with our notion, we can continue with our assembly.”
“That’s good and all. But the demon race cannot do anything,” said the Golden Lion Chieftess. “We do not have the Demon Destiny Sword to activate the formation.”
“The sword is in my hand,” Wang Wei said calmly. “And as a sign of good faith, I will hand it over to your race.”
The Demon Race representatives were immediately surprised. But before they could analyze the situation and give their thanks, someone objected:
“Sect Master Wang Wei, is this really a good idea?”
“I agree. I think it would be best to place it in a secure place that all our factions can safely guard.”
“I agree.”
“Me as well.”
“You humans only want to control the luck of our demon race.”
“After what you people have done, do you blame us?”
“And what about what you’ve done to us?” argued the demon representatives. “After billion years of suppression, you’ve killed more of our race than the Golden Ape Emperor ever could.”
“Our actions are only to prevent history to repeat itself.”
“You demons should be glad we did not exterminate your race from this world.”
“Alright, stop before things escalate,” Wang Wei stated. In this kind of argument, his status as the perfect Son of an Era played its role. “I need all of you to start thinking and see things on a much larger scale, to go beyond the scope of the Myriad Emperor World and take into account the entire Endless Void.”
Everyone listed to him, waiting for him to finish talking.
“If you analyzed the information from Gu Xuan’s Trial, it’s easy to notice that too many geniuses that would be described as [Era Suppressing] have appeared in the lower dimension. It’s almost as if a Glorious Age has occurred in many World communities.
“And what is the role of a Glorious Age?”
“To cultivate Eternal Emperors.”
“Exactly. In this generation, there is a high chance that more than a dozen Eternal Emperors will appear from the 3000 World Community. You can imagine how complicated things would be if these people decided to give a devastating blow to the Myriad Emperor World and prevent our development.”
Wang Wei then looked at the demon race representative.
“I will be direct. Your demon race is a potential problem. Your resentment for the human race can easily be exploited, leading to your betrayal.”
“We would never do this. The Myriad Emperor World is as much our home as it is yours, humans,” argued the Golden Roc Chief.
“Maybe so, but it does not change my statement,” continued Wang Wei. “Eradicating your race is one solution to this problem. But I would like to avoid the price suffered in the process.
“So, here is my solution to deal with this problem. I will hand the sword to you. And the Dao Opening Sect will begin doing business with the Northern Continent, using the Fox Race as a proxy. I hope to slowly mend our relationship with this method.”
He then looked at the others. “I hope some of you can follow in our steps.”
Wang Wei needed to rally the entire world’s power after proving the Dao. So, it was in his best interest to form alliances with all races. As for the Demon Destiny Sword, he will take it back later. By then, since he will also take the other races’ swords, the demon race cannot complain; it will also help if they have cultivated a good relationship by then.
The other participants pondered their next steps. An alliance with the demon race was not worth it. The Northern Continent was barren with few truly valuable resources–besides the demon race itself. Regarding the few rare resources they had, the Emperor Lineages could plunder or buy them at a meager price because of exploitation. Allying with them will be one-sided, with their factions having to help the demon race.
Furthermore, many of these factions hated or had a prejudice against the demon race. Some of the Immortal Insurgent presents lived during the reign of the Golden Ape Emperor, making it even more challenging to ally with them.
Nevertheless, they also understood they needed to remove their emotions from the equation, thinking about things from different angles. In what ways will the Dao Opening Sect benefit from an alliance with the Demon Race?
Maybe not an increase in resources but an increase in influence and political power. After years of oppression, the demon race had no choice but to become a tight group by bonding, turning them into a powerful force considering all the different tribes.
If the Dao Opening Sect allied with the demon race, it would give them too much political influence on the Myriad Emperor World.
“The Eternal Dream Sect will always support our ally,” said Sect Madam Tan Zichen.
“The Academy will also help our fellow demon race,” commented Song Li. After him, many of the top Emperor Lineages, like the Sword Casting Villa, the Taiyi Profound Gate, and the Yin Moon Palace, also agreed–just because they didn’t want the Dao Opening Sect to increase its influence. Wang Wei nodded as if he did not care. These people had impure motives and would show up during their interaction with the demon race. Meanwhile, he was considering things from a higher point of view and genuinely wanted to corporate with the demon race to ensure the success of his plans.
“On behalf of the demon race, we sincerely thank everyone present.” The Golden Lion Chieftess remained composed as she knew these people might be only words; she would not have any hope until she saw fundamental changes in the Northern Continent.
“Since we have come to an agreement, let’s discuss the issue of resources,” stated Wang Wei.